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The Two-Way

Libya's Iman Al-Obeidi Appeals To Aid Groups: 'See How Life Is Here'

Iman al-Obeidi, whose story about allegedly being raped and beaten by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has captured attention around the world, wants international humanitarian groups to come to Libya and "see how life is here," she has told CNN in what's believed to be her first face-to-face interview with Western journalists since her dramatic appearance at a Tripoli hotel on March 26. That day, she burst into the hotel to tell reporters about her ordeal — only to be dragged away by security personnel. She told NPR earlier this week that she she was held for another 72 hours and now continues to be harassed and beaten if she tries to leave her home.

The cable news network hopes to air its interview with her this hour. But, it reports, "the Libyan government is insisting on a review of the interview by a government representative before transmission. The review was scheduled Wednesday night, but an apparently imminent airstrike postponed the review until Thursday morning."

[Note: NPR follows Associated Press style on the spelling of Obeidi's name. CNN and other news organizations use other spellings.] Copyright 2011 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.